RIPLEY AND HEANOR NEWS
22ND NOVEMBER 1918
CODNOR AIR MAN SAD DEATH

The sad official news has been received by Mr and Mrs C. Asher, Tanner Lane Codnor, of the death 
of their eldest son 3rd/AM Chas Asher RAF aged 25 at the 8th Canadian hospital France, following 
upon a short and sudden attack of pneumonia the first intimation was received by telegram stating 
that Asher was seriously ill. This followed by another wire a few days afterwards communicating the 
news of his death. By a strange coincidence this Airman's death took place on October 29 exactly 
a year after his younger brother Albert of the R.A.F. was seriously wounded on the western front.

Enlisting on the 22nd February of this year, A M Asher was drafted to France on Easter Sunday 
after only five weeks training, and had served there continuously up to the time of his death.
Previous to joining the Air Force deceased was in the employ of Messrs Ogles Ripley and afterwards 
as a Driver on the Notts and Derbyshire Tramcars. His parents with whom much sympathy is felt, 
have received the following letter from one of their son's chums:

Dear Mr Mrs Asher,

I am writing on behalf of my mates to express our sincere and heartfelt sympathy with you in your 
loss, we have been together some months and we all got on well together. The work has been out in 
the open, the weather being damp and cold. Charlie complained about a cold and was sent to the 
hospital at Charmes, three of our party called to see him on Sunday and late on Tuesday evening we 
heard that he had passed away. The hospital was a good one and we can assure you that the 
received the best treatment. We attended the funeral, which took place on Thursday afternoon and 
made a nice wreath from wild flowers. A cross will be put over his grave where he is buried in a little 
cemetery with the pilots and other members of the R.A.F. 
again expressing our sympathy

Yours sincerely

 E. Spencer 2nd/AM